Welcome to Steemit! As you're probably seeing in the chat, posting an image of you holding a sign that says your name, the date, and Steemit on it will get people more excited about upvoting you. This could be the topy:

Hi! I'm tess.tattoo! It's August 4, 2016. And I'm on Steemit!

And then we'll see your face with that sign, be excited, and the upvotes will commence!